Ed Tech from the Ground Up

MAY 16, 2016

public schools to attend an Apple Distinguished Schools Day where Natick shared its blended learning approach with other schools and districts. First, a quick definition: According to the Online Learning Consortium blended learning means “a portion of the traditional face-to-face instruction is replaced by web-based online learning.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

The study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, was meant to show that small behavioral interventions, like asking students in a pre-course survey to describe when and how they planned to fit the required course work into their lives, would significantly improve completion rates in large online classes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Learn More. This summer, educators need to get some rest so that we can be our best.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. This is great, but unsurprising news.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

It allows combining both online and in-person education’s strong sides, along with reducing the risk of spreading the virus in school settings. In fact, most US colleges have chosen the hybrid learning model for the fall semester of 2020. According to the survey, this approach even outruns the remote learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

At the end of March, our team at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence , along with our colleagues at the Collaborative for Social Emotional and Academic Learning , known as CASEL, launched a survey to unpack the emotional lives of teachers during the COVID-19 crisis. teachers responded to the survey.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2021

“Our high retention rate and increased participation is a testament to how dedicated VHS Learning is to providing excellent service and support to the educators and students who utilize our program,” said Carol DeFuria, President & CEO of VHS Learning. Courses are approved for initial eligibility by NCAA.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 8, 2020

While I know I may fall short in some ways, I do hope everyone can discover at least one idea that might help their school, parents and students as they take on this new challenge (opportunity) in learning. Please feel free to contact me via email ( mjgormans@gmail.com ) or Twitter at ( @mjgormans ). Teachers should also be surveyed.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

To support that goal, we gather contact and role information about education professionals as well survey data that helps us spot the trends in a curriculum, a district, and its educators’ needs. Amy’s Top Picks for Education Resources Here is Amy’s must-follow list for Twitter, LinkedIn and education-focused blogs: Twitter.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

add caption here This week’s podcast is brought to you by “The State of Online STEM Education'' an upcoming national survey of the online STEM landscape created by Every Learner Everywhere and Online Learning Consortium.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 7, 2017

I pretty much stalked the authors on Twitter, even direct messaging Lisa! I had surveyed one of our elementary sites to find out their tech needs. Kimberly Voge Technology K-12 Instructional Coach Twitter @KVoge71 Want to be empowered like Kimberly? Check out our other Online Learning Opportunities! Get the book!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2014

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ). In this way an educator can ensure there is a significant benefit supporting the learning because of the blended experience.

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EdTechSandyK

JULY 16, 2019

Sandy's Online Teaching Philosophy Online learning has transformed and broadened the educational opportunities available to learners of diverse backgrounds, ages, interests, and abilities. In online learning, I realized that connection was not a given.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. On Twitter several people, on site and out of country, praised open as a business model.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2015

Discover which tools your students already have access to or know how to use by surveying them. Here’s my student Google Survey template to get you started. You will find hashtags used on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Vine, and many other social networks. Need the right tool for your project?

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ProfHacker

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Her research and innovation interests are in the areas of ePatient storytelling (pathography), blogging, and online collaboration. We have recently been inspired by the growth of our Virtually Connecting at conferences initiative, which we previously wrote about in Beyond Twitter: Virtually Connecting at Conferences.

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

Three days to gather online resources so aligned instruction could continue to take place. “Three days to conduct a survey of technology needs from 130,000 students and to prepare thousands of computers for student use. And that’s true even when online teachers have experience and training with online teaching.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Geo-educators can join the community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and the secure educator site, Edmodo ( www.geo-educatorcommunity.org ). Join us for this live Twitter discussion. For more information, click here. Classroom 2.0 Details to join the webinar at [link]. Classroom 2.0

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Libraries Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship 59

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

From Obstacle to Opportunity: Using Government-mandated Curriculum Change as a Springboard for Changes in Learning and Teaching: Jon Andrews. Applying Heutagogy in Online Learning: The SIDE Model: Eric Belt. This “free-agent learner” student profile accurately depicts the way many of today’s students are approaching learning.

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Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

Online learning will be the "silver lining" of the coronavirus — Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy (2020). It's a great moment" for learning — Andreas Schleicher, head of education at the OECD (2020). People can now see just how impractical and inferior it is to face to face classrooms. The world tried it, for months.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Textbooks have given way to Google Classroom and the Blackboard Learn management system, and lessons are assigned, submitted and assessed online. There are classroom Twitter and Instagram feeds through which teachers celebrate student work and post announcements for parents.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 19, 2021

According to the district’s superintendent, Dr. Mark Benigni, their cloud-based solutions, including ClassLink, supports students spending additional time online learning. For Dr. Benigni’s district, the survey mechanism and some face-to-face open forums have been beneficial. You can follow Eileen on Twitter @EileenBelastock.

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Learning Blended Learning BYOD Professional Learning 54

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

New challenge for libraries: indie authors and their content - Dr. Kerekes Pál PhD 9:00am "Must I Teach Reading Too?" - Carolyn Jacobs, Senior Manager, Training and Educator Engagement Community of Inquiry Survey: Implications for Online Teaching and Learning - Susan W. Ffion Alice Bell, Graduate Library Assistant.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

If you need to hear a positive outlook and some inspiration about distance/hybrid learning right now, I think you’ll really enjoy this conversation. On teacher clarity in online learning: We have to make sure we’re communicating with students and their families about when they need to be on and what they need to be doing.

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Learning Trends Elementary Groups 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

In our community’s next webinar, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center will share the results from Learning at Home: Families’ Educational Media Use in America, a report from a national survey of over 1500 parents of children ages 2-10. View the session live on our YouTube channel, and join the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #appyhour.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. News on Twitter : Students consider tweets and determine which is the most trustworthy. Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 15, 2014

The program combines exceptional resources including the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, world-class local institutions, and an international network of forward-thinking museums and museum professionals, with Drexel’s strengths in applied education, arts administration, business, information science and online learning.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

He emphasizes the transformative powers of technology, then ultimately locates the locus of change within campuses. DeMillo could be read as strongly pro-technology, but he also criticizes some online learning implementations. “Gains through big data, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies do not solve the Scaling Problem.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Even before a deluge of fibs and fakery swamped our recent election cycle, Wineburg and company realized that readers of online news need many of the same skills used by a good historian, such as identifying the sources of claims and asking questions about their evidence.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

That is, major social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter increasingly made it difficult for ThinkUp to work with their APIs. ” The Online Learning Consortium finds students prefer online learning (contrary to other surveys that find they do not.

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Bryan Alexander

OCTOBER 16, 2015

We discussed the future and current state of online learning. Thanks, too, to LM and whomever else was staffing the IHE Twitter account during the event. IHE surveyed college and university admissions officers to see their views of student enrollment and institutional support. I left the meeting hopeful and inspired.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2017

In March, MissionU, a new 12-month college alternative combining in-person and online learning, opened applications for its first major, Data Analytics + Business Intelligence. The best estimate is from a 2012 federal survey that found one-quarter of adults had licenses, certifications and/or educational certificates.

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Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

As CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski noted on Twitter Tuesday, Eck, who is now a special assistant to Secretary DeVos, tweeted last November that Hamill should ‘stick to playing Han Solo’s short little b—-’ after Hamill tweeted criticism of the Trump administration.” ” An Education Dept.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

This is so important to consider, as Tufekci noted on Twitter, in light of Google’s domination of the K–12 computing market.). A new report from the Network for Public Education : “ Online Learning : What Every Parent Should Know.” Upgrades and Downgrades. ” More via OPB. .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” (Probably worth checking out Sara Goldrick-Rab’s comments on Twitter about this one.). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?” ” Via Edsurge : “Now Any Organization Can Create Content for LinkedIn Learning.” Upgrades and Downgrades. million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It is the instructional designer and tenured professor’s signal — “to the barricades!” — and everyone snipes at the other side from the Twitter trenches for a week, until there’s an unspoken truce that lasts until the next “ban laptops” op-ed gets published. A “ban laptops” op-ed may be the greatest piece of ed-tech clickbait ever devised.

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